Macaroni And Cheese Smooth Creamy Food

CREAMY MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions. , Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°. In a large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually add 1-1/2 cups milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat; stir in sour cream, Velveeta, Parmesan cheese, salt, mustard and pepper until smooth and cheese is melted. Add additional milk to reach desired consistency. , Drain macaroni; toss with cheddar cheese. Transfer to a greased 3-qt. baking dish. Stir in cream sauce. , Bake, uncovered, 35-40 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly.

THE ULTIMATE CREAMY MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Saute onions, on low heat, in 1 tbsp of butter until just tender, but not brown. Set aside.
• In a large pot, add 1 tbsp salt to the boiling water, and cook pasta until al denta. Drain, but do not rinse.
• While the pasta is cooking, prepare the sauce.
• In a microwave safe measuring cup, mix the half and half with the milk, and heat for 2 minutes on high, in the microwave. Let sit in the microwave until ready to use. (This step is not crucial, but the sauce will thicken faster when using warmed milk.).
• Preheat oven to 350*. Spray a large casserole dish with cooking spray and set aside.
• In a medium sized saucepan, using medium heat, melt 1/4 cup of butter along with the black pepper. Once bubbling, sprinkle with 1/4 cup of flour. Allow a few moments for the fat to absorb the flour, then stir to combine. Carefully stir the warmed cream/milk into the butter/flour mixture and cook until thickened. This generally takes about 10 minutes on my stove.
• Remove from heat, and stir in the onions, hot chili sauce, ricotta cheese, and the 2 cups of shredded cheddar. Stir until the cheddar has melted. Taste, and add the optional salt if needed. Depending on your taste, you may also opt to increase the amount of hot chili sauce as well.
• Pour the sauce over the drained pasta and gently stir. Pour into the prepared casserole dish.
• Mix together 1 tbsp melted butter with the corn flake crumbs. Sprinkle over the pasta and top with the 1/4 cup shredded cheddar.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until the sauce is bubbling.

SUPER CREAMY MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Boil macaroni until tender.
• Tear provolone in pieces and set aside.
• Mix flour, salt, mustard, and pepper and set aside.
• Once macaroni is in colander, melt butter in pot.
• Add flour mix and cook for a minute or so.
• Add milk and bring to a boil.
• Add cheeses and stir until smooth.
• Add macaroni back into the pot and stir. Serve immediately.

CREAMY BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Set an oven rack 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook until it is al dente, about 6 minutes. Strain, reserving 1 3/4 cups of the pasta water. Set aside.
• Heat the half-and-half and cayenne in a large saucepan over medium heat until it just comes to a simmer. Continue simmering until the half-and-half is reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 15 minutes. Add the cream cheese and stir until melted. Whisk in the Cheddar and Gruyere until all the cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth.
• Add the macaroni and the reserved pasta water to the saucepan and stir to combine. (It will look very loose, but the pasta will suck up a lot of the sauce as it bakes.) Season to taste with salt if needed. Pour into a 13-by-9-inch baking dish. Toss the bread crumbs with the butter and a sprinkle of salt in a small bowl and sprinkle evenly over the top of the macaroni and cheese. Bake until the cheese is bubbly and the bread crumbs are lightly browned and crispy, about 10 minutes.

CREAMY MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• In a big skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat.
• Whisk the flour in gradually until the mixture is smooth.
• Cook and whisk continually for 2 minutes.
• Add in salt, pepper, cayenne, and garlic; stir to combine.
• Gradually whisk in half-and-half and milk.
• Cook and whisk continually for 8-10 minutes or until mixture is thickened.
• Add in half of the sharp cheddar cheese; stir.
• Add in all of the extra-sharp cheddar cheese; stir until smooth.
• Take skillet off stove burner.
• Mix together the cooked macaroni and cheese mixture; transfer to a greased 13x9 inch casserole dish.
• Sprinkle with the remaining sharp cheddar cheese.
• Bake in a 350° oven for 20 minutes (may need to bake longer for a crispy top).

CREAMY STOVETOP MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook until it is al dente, about 6 minutes. Strain, reserving 1 cup of the pasta water. Set aside.
• Heat the half-and-half and cayenne in a large saucepan over medium heat until it just comes to a simmer. Continue simmering until the half-and-half is reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 15 minutes. Add the cream cheese and stir until melted. Whisk in the Cheddar and Gruyere until all the cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth.
• Add the macaroni to the saucepan and stir to combine. Stir in some of the reserved pasta water to thin the sauce if needed. Season to taste with salt if needed. Serve hot.

MILD AND CREAMY MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Cook macaroni and drain.
• Melt butter in pan.
• Remove from heat and stir in salt, pepper and flour until smooth, making a light roux.
• Gradually stir in milk.
• Return to heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Reduce heat and stir in 1 1/2 cups cheese.
• Add macaroni.
• Pour into 1 1/2 quart casserole.
• Arrange tomato slices on top, and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes, until hot and bubbly.

CREAMY STOVE TOP MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• In skillet on medium heat, melt butter; quickly whisk in flour to form a paste.
• Immediately add milk, whisking constantly, to form a smooth medium white sauce.
• Cook until mixture gnently boils and sauce thickens, adding a little more milk to make the sauce the consistency of gravy.
• Add mustard and cheese, stirring to mix.
• Cook until cheese melts and sauce is creamy.
• Reduce heat to low and add macaroni, stirring to mix well and heat macaroni.
• Serve.

CREAMY MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions.
• Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, melt butter.
• Stir in flour until smooth.
• Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes.
• Reduce heat; stir in the sour cream, process cheese, Parmesan cheese, salt, mustard and pepper until cheese is melted and smooth.
• Drain macaroni; toss with cheddar cheese.
• Transfer to a greased 3-qt. baking dish.
• Add cream sauce and mix well.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350 for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly.

VERY CREAMY MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Sauté onions in oil until tender.
• Add macaroni, cheddar cheese, and parsley.
• Mix milk, cottage cheese, salt and pepper until smooth; mix well.
• Add to macaroni mixture, mix well.
• Pour into a greased 2 qt casserole.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350* for 25 minutes.

MACARONI AND CHEESE, RICH AND CREAMY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Coat a 2-quart broiler-safe baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to boiling; add penne.
• Cook penne for 6 minutes; drain.
• In a large bowl, toss together the cheddar, gruyere and asiago cheeses; set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a medium-size saucepan, melt unsalted butter over medium heat; whisk in flour until smooth and slightly bubbly.
• In a thin stream, whisk in the milk; stir in onion powder, salt and cayenne pepper.
• Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat and simmer 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat and whisk in 2-1/2 cups of the cheese mixture.
• In a pasta pot, stir together the cooked penne and the cheese sauce.
• Pour half of mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Sprinkle with a generous cup of the cheese.
• Spoon in the remaining penne and top with the remaining cheese sauce.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• Increase the oven temperature to broil and cook another 3 minutes or until the top is lightly browned.
• Cool slightly before serving.

CREAM-CHEESY MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Spray a 9x13" glass casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Set aside.
• Cook the pasta according to package directions, in a large pot.
• Drain, rinse, and return to the large pot.
• Set aside.
• In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat.
• Add the flour, and cook until bubbly (about a minute).
• Add the milk slowly, stirring after each addition and cook until slightly thickened.
• Add the cream cheese, again stirring until completely melted.
• Season with salt.
• Remove from heat.
• Carefully pour the cream cheese mixture over the pasta, stirring gently to combine.
• Add the shredded cheddar cheese, stirring to combine.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared casserole dish, top with bread crumbs if desired, and bake at 350 for 20 minutes.

CREAMY MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Mix cornsartch with a little of the milk till desolved.
• In Large saucepan or dutch oven, add remaining milk, and cornstarch mixture and mustard.
• Stir and cook over med heat to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 1 minute.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in shredded cheddar cheese and stir until melted.
• Stir in cooked macaroni noodles.
• Stir in cubed monterey Jack cheese
• Optional additions:.
• Sprinkle individual servings with chili powder and garlic salt.
• Top with fresh chopped onions.

SMOOTH & CREAMY MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees, coat an 8 inch square baking dish with nonstick cooking spray,
• cook the macaroni according to the package directions, omitting the salt; drain.
• Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, melt the butter over high heat; add the flour, salt, and pepper,
• slowly whisk in the evaporated milk and continue cooking for 3-4 minutes, or until the mixture begins to thicken.
• Remove the saucepan from the heat and add the macaroni and the cheese; mix well,
• then pour into the baking dish,
• bake for 20-22 minutes, or until bubbly and heated through.